Straw hat



' sept. 20,1927. 1,643,138

C. STEINBERG STRAW HAT Filed Jan. 19, 1927 sii Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

' UNITED STATES CARL STEINBERG, OF NEW YORK, N.

STRAW HAT.

Application filed January 19, i927." Serial No.` 162,167.

VMy present invention relates generally to straw hats and more particularly to the type of ystraw hat which has a relatively rigid crown and brim portions, each predeterminedly shaped in a vance and associated therewith so as to form a stiff type of straw hat, as distinguished from hats of the leghorn or Panama type, and which has anintermediateflexible portion.

Straw hats of the character disclosed herein and in connection with which my invention is primarily to be employed, consist of a crown and a brim, each made up of straw braid arranged spirally Vand secured together in any preferred or vdesired manner. The body and rigidityv is given to the assembled braid forming a crown and a brim f by means of any preferred fi'lling, sizing or adhesive material.

The object of the present invention is to provide a straw hat having a flexible part interconnecting the crown and-brim,vso constructed as to provide permanency and V f wearing qualities to the fiexible part.

Other objects of my invention will either clearly appear or be pointed out hereinafter'.A

I have illustrated in the drawings and described in the specication, a novel manner of reinforcing the more flexible portions of the brimV and thel crown so as to give all the advantages ofV fiexibilty withoutV the accompanying disadvantages. rIfhisreinforcement is in the form of a strip secured to the spirally extending braid 4at or crown and extending spirally downwardly j to the lower edge of the crown, and then outwardly helically, exteriorly of the crownV to the point of demarcation of the brim, or

` to a point beyond. This strip is preferably, although not necessarily, in the form of braid narrower than thatv of which the hat is made, and of closer weaveso'as tomore effectively serve thel purposes for'which it is inafter. 0 v

In practice, the reinforcingY strip may be secured to the braid beforeV the windingA thereof into'the form ofa hatand where this for any predetermined Lor desired length,

there is iii-effect, formed a composite braid,-

thaty isa unit consistingfof they braid and beyond the point Eof demarcation of the intended, as willv more fully appear here-v is done, such as bystitching the two together,

the strip 'forsuch preferred length. Where' are so positioned that the reinforcements are f on opposite sides of the brim and securing the reinforcing strips in position by stitches so that separation of the brim layers is thus prevented.

VVVhi'le Ivhave'illustrated in the herein described embodiment, a continuous strip forming both the spiral reinforcement for the crown and the helical reinforcement for the brim, yet it will be understood that this strip may be continued and: made up of separate sections, giving the effect of continuous strip. f

For the attainment of these objects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear or be pointed out, I have illustrated in the drawings, one embodiment of my invention, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of al straw hat embodying my invention with a portion of the band broken away so as to exposethe i underlying construction;

Fig. 2 illustrates a portion of the brim on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 illustrates a portion of my composite braid or unit showing a formation of the same; and f Fig. l is an elevational view of the construction shown inFig; l;

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the straw hat comprises a crown portion l0 and a brim portion 11.V Between the crown and the brim at points designated by 0W-and' b of Fig. l, is the flexible or intermediate section connecting the upper part of the crown and the outer edge of the brim. The straw hat will therefore be seen to consist of three parts: first, the upper part of the crown; second, the intermediate or junction portion; and, third, the outer edge of the brim. Theiirstfand third "portions are constructed of relatively wide' braid of comparatively loose Vweave having' one serrated edge 16 and one smooth edge 17. Informingdahe hat from this braid, it is usual to start at the center of the crown indicated at 19 and thereupon coiling said braid spirally downwardy toward thel band portion so as to haveV the adjacent coils Y ysuperposed one upon the other, that is, each convolution is laid with its smooth edge underv ther serrated edge of the preceding convolution.Y These coils arethen secured to ,torni the portions ot the hat in any preferred or desired manner by stitching. lt is usual to stitch the crown and brim por* tions by a concealed .stilchinplr machine so that the stitch will not be apparent to the observer.

The intermediate or junction portion di l- 'fers 'from the other two` sections in these respects: 'Instead ot a simple straw. it is a f ioinposite straw and instead ot overlap ping the smooth edge ot one convolution bv the serrated edge ot the previous convolution in this third section, the composite braid so wound `that the smooth edge of one convolution overlaps the serrated edgre of the previous convolution.

` By referring to Fig. Il, the construction ot' this composite strip will he clearly seen. lt comprises a braid similar in all respects to the braid oit the crown and brim portions, but along,y the smooth edge thereof, is placed in overlappingY position the reinforcing strip 2O in such a manner as to provide the overhanging flange portion 18 which consists ot that portion oit the reinforcing strip which does not overlap the smooth edge ot the braid. These two are then united alonfl this overlsippingl edge by a row ot stitching lil which serves to unite the two in a ilirm manner and to permit ot the use ot the composite braid as a unit in the manner to he brought out. i

As stated above, the coiliinoY ot the crown portion progresses downwardly to the point o in Fig. l. At this point, the braid ter ininatcs or comes to an abrupt end in the preferred embodiment as shown at l2 in Fig. de. itt this point., the composite strip is used to continue the hat construction and to provide the intermediate portion above referred to. The composite strip instead ot being placed with its smooth edge, underlv ing the serrations ot the previous convoluw tion` is so positioned that the smooth edge is placed in overlapping` relation to the serrated edge ot the previous convolution and the overhanagingl tlang'e portion ot the coniposite strip overlies the adjacent portion ol" the subjacent strip, The coniposite braid is coiled in this manner for any preterred or `desired length, preterabl)Y until approximately the point ib in Figi". l is reached. This point is indicated at 13 in Fig. il, where the composite braid terminates. .At the point 13, the simple braid is again used and coiled to torni the outer edge ot' the brini in `the same manner described with respect to `the upper portion ot the crown.

It will therefore be apparent that from the point 13 onward to the outer edge of the brim, the braid again is positioned with the smooth edge underlying the serrated edge oi the previous convolution.

In the intermediate portion joining the crown and the brim, as stated, the cour posite braid is used and as also stated, it is so positioned that the smooth edge ot the braid overlaps the underlying serrated eda'e ot the previourii couvolutiini. llle extendingv Ytlange portion naturali),r occupies a position ret'crring` to Fig. slightly above the point at which the two braids` overlap, that the extending;` overhangino` [lange ot the composite braid overlaps an additional adjacent portion oit the underlying serrated edite o'l the previous convolution, and is united thereto bv a second line o't stitching as indicated at l5. rPhe two rows ot stitching in this intermediate portion are prel erably made with an exposed or throughand-through stitch in contra-distinotion to the concealed stitch used in the crown and brim; Bv the use ot"these two rows ot stitching, the teeth ot' theserrations are toruially held down and reinforced so that less sizing l,an be used to attain the desired tlexibiliq l, and yet a strong permanent flexible construction, atta-ined. i

ln the usual nuinutactiue oit straw hats, the three portions ahead)T described, are made in sepa rate rooms on separate machines although such is not necessarily so.

It will be understood that the type of braid to which the reinforcing strip is at tached in overlapped relation, may be o'l any preferred type, such as being provided with either or bot-h edges, smooth or serrated.

It will be clear troni the above that where the brim ot the hat is of the double layer type, a fourth section may be made which is similar to the brim port-ion already described, that is, it has the outer edge made in the usual manner and the inner ,iortion made of the composite type ot braid to provide an exactly analogous construction. This fourth member, when such used, is then associated with the brim portion already inentioned in such relation that the two layers are placed back to back, whereby rein'torcement is obtained on both sides of the brim and the rows ot stitching on the atorementioned reinforcingl strips, so unite the two layers, that they are prevented from separation.`

Having' thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desireto secure bv Letters Patent is l. A straw hat comprising a crown part, av brim part and an intermediate interconnectingv part comprising overlapped, contact-ing, unconnected braids with a pliant strip coveringl the overlapped edge and connected at its opposite edges with both braids.

2. A straw hat comprising a crown part and a brim part composed of overlapped connected braids, an .intermediate interconnecting part composed oft unattached braids, overlapped in oppositedirection `in to Acontact, and an additional dillerent type ot lou llt'

braid spanning the overlap and concealing one of the edges and connected at its opposite edges to both' of said braids.

3. A straw hat comprising a crown part and a brini part composed of braids overlapped in the same direction and connected,

an intermediate interconnecting part coinposed of unattached contacting braids overlapped in the opposite direction, and an ad ditional relatively iiner and pliant braid spanning the overlap and concealing one of the overlappiHgiedgeS, said pliant braid being attached at its opposite edges to the overlapped braids.

4. In a straw hat, a part consisting of overlapped, unattaclied contacting braids, and a pliant strip spanning the overlap and attached at its opposite edges to both of f Y `said firstinentioned braids. 

